THAT: The
Board of Regents of Higher Education hereby authorizes Montana State
University-Northern to expend Student Computer Fee funds for the following
projects. The total cost of purchases
is $91,619.

EXPLANATION: In
accordance with Board of Regents Computer Fee Policy 940.23, expenditure of
Computer Fees for projects in excess of $25,000 requires authorization by the
Board of Regents. The proposed
purchases include the following:

College/Dept

Description

Total

Requested

University

Computer Loan

$70,000

College of Arts & Sciences

Hardware

$4,184

Library

Hardware

$2,349

College of Technical Sciences

Hardware

$7,715

Instructional Technology Services

Paper/Toner/Hardware

$7,371

TOTAL

$91,619

Allocations
were based on unanimous recommendations by the Montana State
University-Northern Computer Fee Advisory Committee, which is comprised of 50
percent students and 50 percent faculty and administrators.